• Top News
  • Washington Post/Washington Post/NewsMax/Reuters: Texas jury convicts protesters charged with plotting ‘antifa’ attack
  • New York Times: At War With Iran, U.S. Sees More Violence at Home
  • AP: US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department
  • Breitbart: FBI Adds 3 Fugitives to Most Wanted List After 7 Caught by Trump Admin
  • CBS News: Protective detail requested for housing official who asked for probes of NY atty general, Fed governor, Sen. Adam Schiff, sources say
  • Federal News Network: Many DHS employees miss first full paychecks as shutdown continues
  • FOX Business: Dems need to ‘get out of the way’ over DHS funding, GOP rep says
  • Daily Wire: Mounting Frustration As Senate Dems Dig In On DHS Shutdown
  • Daily Wire: Dem Calls For DHS Funding After Synagogue Terror Attack — But Rewind 24 Hours
  • FOX News: DHS funding frozen amid multiple attacks and potential threats on US soil
  • FOX News: Terror attacks raise alarms as Democrats continue to block DHS funding bill
  • Federalist: Lyman: DHS Can’t Tackle Terrorism Without Tackling Immigration
  • Bloomberg: Trump Says Iranians in US Are ‘Under Watch’ Over Terrorism Fears
  • CNN: A big part of Trump’s immigration crackdown is unfolding behind closed doors
  • Washington Examiner: Florida GOP pass ‘SAVE Act’-inspired bill requiring voters to verify citizenship
  • The Hill: House Republicans threaten to oppose Senate bills until SAVE America Act passes
  • Federalist: Passing SAVE Act Would Signal Congress Actually Answers To Voters, Which Is Why Congress Hates It
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Can Markwayne Mullin succeed as Homeland Security secretary?
  • FOX News: Craven politics is the only excuse left for Dems refusing to fund DHS
  • USA Today: ICE looms over World Cup as Winter Olympics, Paralympics end
  • The Hill: [TX] One year later, ICE is still ignoring court orders to release my cousin
  • USA Today: [TX] My daughter, Leqaa Kordia, has been held by ICE for a year
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse, Manslaughter, Other Violent Crimes
  • Blaze: ICE arrests child-diddlers and ecstasy traffickers while Dems try to ‘score brownie points,’ DHS says
  • National Today: ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Violent Crimes
  • Telemundo Washington DC: ICE keeps minors locked up and exceeds the time established in the federal agreement
  • AP: [VT] Immigration lawyers accuse Vermont prisons of impeding their work
  • The Hill: [NY] Honduran man accused of shoving 2 onto NYC subway tracks was deported 4 times: DHS
  • Breitbart: [NJ] Sanctuary New Jersey: Previously Deported Illegal Alien Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child
  • Breitbart: [VA] Spanberger’s Virginia: Adult Illegal Alien High School Student Accused of Groping a Dozen Girls
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Protesters, congressional candidate try to block ICE in Illinois
  • Daily Caller: [NY] ICE Nabs Illegal Trucker Who Allegedly Hospitalized Pedestrian
  • Reuters: [MN] Minneapolis grapples with lingering trauma, economic damage after ICE surge
  • New York Post: [TX] Texas ICE attack suspects convicted as Kash Patel warns FBI will ‘hunt down’ anyone attacking law enforcemnt
  • Wall Street Journal: [TX] How ICE’s Largest Detention Facility Unraveled
  • Univision: [TX] Houston police union leader reacts to adjustment in ICE cooperation policy
  • ABC News: [TX] Palestinian woman ordered released from ICE detention for 3rd time but may remain detained
  • USA Today: [TX] Gunshots in traffic: Why did DHS fatally shoot unarmed motorist in Texas?
  • AP: [TX] ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions
  • Bloomberg/Univision: [UT] ICE will have a detention center in Salt Lake City for about 7,500 people: This is how local authorities react
  • AP: [AZ] Federal order seeks major capacity increase at proposed Arizona ICE detention center
  • Univision: [CA] “They couldn’t revive him”: Released by ICE after being intubated in the hospital, he died days later at home
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: US judge pauses termination of deportation protections for some Somali immigrants
  • Washington Examiner: Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration
  • FOX Business: Denaturalization is about ‘getting rid of people who lie’, former deputy White House counsel says
  • NBC News: Asylum-seekers increasingly face detention while their cases proceed, in a departure from the past
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Cubans living in South Florida to file lawsuit after finding themselves in a limbo with their immigration status
  • AP: [Brazil] Brazil Revokes U.S. Official’s Visa in Reciprocal Measure
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Reuters: Immigrant airport workers, union sue after Trump administration revokes clearances
  • USA Today: [NY] Red fox lands at Bronx Zoo after days at sea. Here’s how he’s doing.
  • Bloomberg: [TX] Uvalde Schools Chief Wants Federal Agent Testimony at His Trial
  • New York Post: [Iran] Iranian attack on US soil likely with ‘thousands’ of vengeful sleeper cells in country: ‘Not a matter of if but when’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • ABC News: TSA rolls out video warning travelers of long wait times, blaming ‘Democrat shutdown’
  • New York Times/NPR: Airport Security Workers to Miss Paycheck as Shutdown Drags On
  • CNN: TSA workers grapple with loss of first paycheck: ‘I don’t want to depend on anybody else’
  • Washington Times: Airports collect donations for payless TSA workers amid shutdown
  • FOX Business: Travelers face TSA delays as Democrats accused of forcing DHS shutdown during security crisis
  • The Hill: TSA problems loom for spring break
  • Daily Wire: [DC] Chemical Smell Suddenly Grounds Flights At Several Major Airports
  • New York Post: [CO] Denver International Airport pleads for gift card donations to cover TSA agents pay during government shutdown
  • New York Post: [CA] California traveler accused of attacking TSA officers, seriously injuring Dallas cop at airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Post: Fired DHS head Kristi Noem pushed to cut FEMA staff by 50%, give states bigger disaster role: docs
  • CNN: ‘Rescuers were flying blind’: Inside the crucial $200,000 contract Kristi Noem’s team let lapse
  • AP: U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once
  • CBS News: [GA] 3 tornadoes hit central Georgia, damaging homes and injuring two people
• Federal Protective Service
  • NPR: [OR] In Portland hearing, DHS testimony shows officer confusion on use of force
• Secret Service
  • NewsMax: [DC] WH Proposes New Building to Screen Visitors
  • New York Times: [Iran] Hegseth’s Claim About Killing a Would-Be Assassin Creates a Mystery
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • StateScoop: FLOWS Act would fund cyber upgrades for rural water utilities
  • CBS News: [Iran] Iran says major U.S. tech firms are targets in the Middle East, with drone and cyberattacks already underway
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NPR: The common threads behind multiple attacks in U.S. this week
  • National Review: Democrats Blame Gun Owners for Islamist Terrorism and Their Own Bad Decisions
  • New York Times: After Latest Attack, Some Jews Wonder How Much More Security Is Possible
  • FOX News: [NY] Pennsylvania men accused of ISIS-inspired bomb attack on NYC protesters near mayor’s mansion: timeline
  • CBS News: [VA] Man charged with selling stolen firearm used in Old Dominion shooting, officials say
  • Daily Wire: [VA] Virginia’s Gun Crackdown Ignores The Real Failure: Releasing An ISIS-Linked Felon
  • Washington Post: [VA] Veteran Army combat pilot mourned after shooting at Old Dominion University
  • Reuters: [VA] Deceased victim in Virginia shooting served for US in wars, family came from Pakistan
  • New York Times: [MI] A Crash, Gunfire and Then a Race to Save a Synagogue Full of Children
  • NBC News: [MI] A truck plowed into a Michigan synagogue — and the security staff and preschool teachers knew just what to do
  • AP: [MI] Before recent attack, Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security
  • Bloomberg: [MI] US Agents Questioned Michigan Synagogue Attack Suspect in 2019
  • CNN: [MI] Michigan synagogue attack suspect had connections to Hezbollah members in Lebanon, sources say
  • FOX News: [MI] Michigan Gov. hails Temple Israel security as ‘heroes’ in wake of attack
  • CBS News: [MI] Surveillance video shows Detroit-area synagogue attacker buying $2,250 in fireworks days earlier
  • New York Post: [MI] Antisemitic attack on synagogue preschool could have turned out ‘like Sandy Hook,’ Michigan gov says
  • Daily Wire: [MI] How Synagogue Terrorist Ended Up A U.S. Citizen Goes Back To Obama Era
  • CNN: [MI] Michigan synagogue attack suspect had connections to Hezbollah members in Lebanon, sources say
  • NewsMax: [MI] Official: Michigan Synagogue Attacker Lost Family in Lebanon Strike
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Experts question lack of terrorism advisories after Temple Israel attack
  • NewsNation: [TX] Police explains why there was no active shooter alert in Austin bar shooting
  • Daily Wire: [CA] Feds Nab Man Accused Of Arming Old Dominion Terrorist
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Teens sentenced to 25 years for Chula Vista shootings linked to Sinaloa cartel
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Travel agencies warn spring break tourists about Mexico safety risks after recent surge of cartel violence
• National Security News
  • New York Times: [Canada] Canada to Expand Military Presence in Arctic, Following Trump Threats
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Cuban President Acknowledges Talks With Trump Administration
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Inside a Doomed Mission to Cuba: 10 Men Willing to ‘Leave Everything’
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] US prosecutors defend block on Venezuelan state funds for Maduro’s defense
  • FOX News: [Iran] Pentagon sending additional Marines to Middle East, says it has plan to keep Strait of Hormuz open
  • New York Times: [Iran] U.S. Vows to Block Iran’s Attempt to Shut Down Key Global Shipping Route
  • Washington Post: [Iran] Trump says U.S. bombed Kharg Island, striking core of Iran’s oil economy
  • New York Post: [Iran] US offers $10M reward, right to move to America for information on 10 Iranian leaders
  • Reuters: [Iraq] US embassy in Iraq’s Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say
  • Reuters: [North Korea] North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during US-South Korea military drills

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